People v. Jones

Defendants, Constance Jones, Diane (Cerami) Lanken, Jonathan Cray and James Knobloch, appeal from their convictions of conspiracy to commit gambling and defendants Jones and Lanken also appeal from their convictions of syndicated gambling following a jury trial in the circuit court of Peoria County. The court sentenced all of the defendants to conditional discharge for a period of 18 months plus fines of $3,000 and court costs each for Jones and Lanken and $2,500 and court costs each for Cray and Knobloch. The defendants raise 10 issues for our review, only one of which we need address—…